Husqvarna 395XP manual

E E E E n n n n g g g g l l l l i i i i s s s s h h h h 395XP 395XPG Oper ator ′ s manual Please r ead the operator’ s manual carefull y and make sure y ou understand the instructions before using the machine.[...]

KEY T O SYMBOLS 2 – English Symbols on the mac hine: W ARNING! Chain saws can be dangerous! Careless or incorrect use can result in serious or fatal injury to the operator or others. Please read the operator’ s manual carefully and make sure y ou understand the instructions before using the machine. Alwa ys wear : • Approv ed protective helme[...]

CONTENTS English – 3 Contents KEY T O SYMBOLS Symbols on the machine: ..................................... 2 Symbols in the operator’ s manual: ....................... 2 CONTENTS Contents ............................................................... 3 INTR ODUCTION Dear Customer , .................................................... 4 WHA T [...]

4 – English INTR ODUCTION Dear Customer , Cong ratulations on your choice to b uy a Husqvarna product! Husqvarna is based on a tradition that dates back to 1689, when the Swedish King Karl XI ordered the construction of a factory on the banks of the Husqvarna River , for production of muskets . The location was logical, since water po wer was har[...]

English – 5 WHA T IS WHA T? What is what on the c hain saw? 2 3 13 14 15 17 18 19 20 21 1 16 23 26 24 5 9 10 11 4 12 8 27 7 6 22 Husqvarna XXXX Husqvarna AB Huskvarna, SWEDEN XXXX XXXXXXX 25 28 1 Cylinder cov er 2 F ront handle 3 F ront hand guard 4 Star ter housing 5 Chain oil tank 6 Star ter handle 7 Adjuster screws carb urettor 8 Choke control[...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS 6 – English Bef ore using a new c hain saw • Please read this manual carefully . • Check that the cutting equipment is correctly fitted and adjusted. See instructions under the heading Assembly . • Refuel and star t the chain saw . See the instructions under the headings Fuel Handling and Star ting and Stopping.[...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS English – 7 Al ways use common sense It is not possib le to cov er ev er y conceivab le situation you can face when using a chain sa w. Always e xercise care and use your common sense. Av oid all situations which you consider to be be yond y our capability . If you still f eel uncer tain about operating procedures afte[...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS 8 – English T ake care when using y our saw and mak e sure the kickbac k zone of the bar ne ver touches any object. • The chain brake (A) can either be activ ated manually (by y our left hand) or automatically by the inertia release mechanism. • The brake is applied when the front hand guard (B) is pushed forw ards[...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS English – 9 If the kickbac k is less violent or the kickback zone of the bar is closer to you the chain brak e will be activated manually b y the movement of y our left hand. • In the felling position the left hand is in a position that makes manual activ ation of the chain brake impossible. With this type of grip , [...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS 10 – English Right hand guar d Apar t from protecting your hand if the chain jumps or snaps, the right hand guard stops branches and twigs from interfering with your g r ip on the rear handle. Vibration damping system Y our machine is equipped with a vibration damping system that is designed to minimize vibration and m[...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS English – 11 General rules • Only use cutting equipment recommended by us! See instructions under the heading T echnical data. • Keep the chain’ s cutting teeth properly sharpened! Follow our instructions and use the recommended file gauge. A damaged or badly sharpened chain increases the r isk of accidents. •[...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS 12 – English • Chain oil hole and hole for chain tensioner . The bar must be matched to the chain saw design. Saw chain • Chain pitch (inches) • Drive link width (mm/inches) • Number of drive links. Sharpening y our chain and adjusting depth gauge setting General information on sharpening cutting teeth • Nev [...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS English – 13 • Alwa ys file cutting teeth from the inside face. Reduce the pressure on the return stroke. File all the teeth on one side first, then turn the chain saw over and file the teeth on the other side. • File all the teeth to the same length. When the length of the cutting teeth is reduced to 4 mm (5/32[...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS 14 – English • Use the combination spanner to tighten the bar nuts while lifting the tip of the bar at the same time. Check that you can pull the chain round freely b y hand and that it does not sag from the underside of the bar . The position of the chain tensioning screw on our chain saws v ar ies from model to mod[...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS English – 15 Chain drive sproc ket The clutch drum is fitted with one of the follo wing drive sprock ets: A Spur sprock et (the chain sprock et is welded on the drum) B Rim sprock et (replaceable) Regularly check the degree of wear on the drive sproc ket. Replace if wear is e xcessive . Replace the drive sprocket when[...]

ASSEMBL Y 16 – English Fitting the bar and chain Check that the chain brak e is in disengaged position by moving the front hand guard tow ards the front handle. Remov e the bar nuts and remov e the clutch cover (chain brake). T ake off the transportation guard (A). Fit the bar ov er the bar bolts. Place the bar in its rearmost position. Place the[...]

FUEL HANDLING English – 17 Fuel Note! The machine is equipped with a two-stroke engine and must alwa ys be r un using a mixture of petrol and two- stroke oil. It is impor tant to accurately measure the amount of oil to be mixed to ensure that the correct mixture is obtained. When mixing small amounts of fuel, ev en small inaccuracies can drastica[...]

FUEL HANDLING 18 – English Fueling Clean the area around the fuel cap . Clean the fuel and chain oil tanks regularly . The fuel filter must be replaced at least once a year . Contamination in the tanks causes malfunction. Make sure the fuel is well mix ed by shaking the container before refuelling. The capacities of the chain oil tank and fuel t[...]

ST ARTING AND ST OPPING English – 19 Starting and stopping Cold engine Starting: The chain brake m ust be engaged when the chain saw is started. Activate the brak e by moving the front hand guard forw ards. Ignition: Slide the ignition s witch to the left. Choke: Set the choke control in the chok e position. Start throttle: The correct choke/star[...]

ST ARTING AND ST OPPING 20 – English • Nev er star t a chain saw unless the bar , chain and all cov ers are fitted correctly . See instructions under the heading Assembly . Without a bar and chain attached to the chain saw the clutch can come loose and cause serious injur y . • The chain brake should be activ ated when star ting. Se instruct[...]

W ORKING TECHNIQUES English – 21 Bef ore use: 1 Check that the chain brak e works correctly and is not damaged. 2 Check that the rear right hand guard is not damaged. 3 Check that the throttle loc kout works correctly and is not damaged. 4 Check that the stop s witch works correctly and is not damaged. 5 Check that all handles are free from oil. [...]

W ORKING TECHNIQUES 22 – English 6 Before mo ving your chain saw s witch off the engine and lock the chain using the chain brak e. Carr y the chain saw with the bar and chain pointing bac kwards. Fit a guard to the bar before tr anspor ting the chain saw or carrying it for any distance . 7 When you put the chain sa w on the ground, lock the saw c[...]

W ORKING TECHNIQUES English – 23 7 T ake great care when y ou cut with the top edge of the bar , i.e. when cutting from the underside of the object. This is known as cutting on the push stroke . The chain tries to push the chain saw back to wards the user . If the saw chain is jamming, the sa w may be pushed back at y ou. 8 Unless the user resist[...]

W ORKING TECHNIQUES 24 – English The follo wing instr uctions describe how to handle the commonest situations you are lik ely to encounter when using a chain saw . Limbing When limbing thick br anches you should use the same approach as for cutting. Cut difficult branches piece by piece . Cutting If you ha ve a pile of logs , each log you attemp[...]

W ORKING TECHNIQUES English – 25 Felling direction The aim is to f ell the tree in a position where you can limb and cross-cut the log as easily as possible. Y ou want it to fall in a location where y ou can stand and move about safely . Once you ha ve decided which w ay y ou want the tree to fall you must judge which w ay the tree would f all na[...]

W ORKING TECHNIQUES 26 – English Directional cuts T o make the directional cut y ou begin with the top cut. Aim using to the saw’ s felling direction mark (1) tow ard a goal fur ther f orward in the terrain, where you would lik e the tree to fall (2). Stand on the r ight-hand side of the tree, behind the saw , and cut with a pull stroke . Next [...]

W ORKING TECHNIQUES English – 27 Freeing a tree that has fallen badl y Freeing a ”trapped tree” It is very dangerous to remov e a trapped tree and there is high accident risk. Nev er tr y to fell the tree that is tr apped. Nev er work in the r isk zone of the hanging trapped tree . The safest method is to use a winch. • T ractor-mounted •[...]

W ORKING TECHNIQUES 28 – English Ho w to a void kic kback What is kic kback? The word kickbac k is used to descr ibe the sudden reaction that causes the chain saw and bar to jump off an object when the upper quadrant of the tip of the bar , known as the kickbac k zone, touches an object. Kickbac k alwa ys occurs in the cutting plane of the bar. N[...]

MAINTENANCE English – 29 Carburettor adjustment The carburettor can be designed in diff erent ways , depending on existing en vironmental and emissions legislation. Some chain saws are equipped with mov ement limiters on the carburettor’ s adjuster screws. These limit the adjustment possibilities to a maximum of a 1/2 turn. When your chain sa w[...]

MAINTENANCE 30 – English Fine adjustment When the machine has been ”run-in” the carburettor should be finely adjusted. The fine adjustment should be carried out by a qualified person. First adjust the L-jet, then the idling screw T and then the H-jet. Changing the type of fuel Fine tuning ma y be required if the chain saw , after changing [...]

MAINTENANCE English – 31 Function • The carburettor gov er ns the engine’ s speed via the throttle control. Air and fuel are mixed in the carburettor . The air/fuel mixture is adjustab le. Correct adjustment is essential to get the best performance from the machine. • Adjusting the carburettor means that the engine is adapted to local opera[...]

MAINTENANCE 32 – English High speed jet H • The high speed jet H influences the power and engine speed of the machine. If the high speed jet is set too lean (H-jet screwed in too f ar) the machine will over- rev and this will damage the engine . Run the machine at full throttle for about 10 seconds . Then turn the H- jet 1/4 turn anti-clockwis[...]

MAINTENANCE English – 33 Checking the inertia brake release Place the chain saw , with the engine switched off, on a stump or other stable surf ace. Release the front handle and let the saw f all by its own weight, rotating around the rear handle towards the stump . When the bar hits the stump the brake should be activated. Checking the brake tri[...]

MAINTENANCE 34 – English Chain catcher Chec k that the chain catcher is not damaged and is firmly attached to the body of the chain saw . Right hand guar d Chec k that the right hand guard is not damaged and that there are no visible def ects, such as cracks. Vibration damping system Regular ly check the vibration damping units f or cracks or de[...]

MAINTENANCE English – 35 Starter housing Changing a br oken or worn starter cord • Loosen the screws that hold the starter against the crankcase and remov e the star ter. • Pull out the cord approx. 30 cm and hook it into the notch in the rim of the pulley . Release the recoil spr ing by letting the pulle y rotate slowly backw ards. • Undo [...]

MAINTENANCE 36 – English Fitting the starter • T o fit the star ter , first pull out the star ter cord and place the star ter in position against the crankcase . Then slowly release the starter cord so that the pulley engages with the pawls. • Fit and tighten the screws that hold the starter. Air filter The air filter must be regularly cl[...]

MAINTENANCE English – 37 Needle bearing lubrication The clutch drum has a needle bearing on the output shaft. This needle bearing must be lubricated regularly (once a week). CA UTION! Use a high-quality bearing grease or engine oil. See instructions under the heading Cutting equipment. Adjustment of the oil pump The oil pump is adjustable . Adjus[...]

MAINTENANCE 38 – English Winter use Running problems can occur when using the machine in the cold and snowy conditions caused by: • T oo low engine temperature . • Icing of the air filter and carburettor . Special measures are therefore often required: • P ar tly mask the air inlet on the starter to increase the working temperature of the [...]

English – 39 MAINTENANCE Maintenance schedule The follo wing is a list of the maintenance steps that must be performed on the machine. Most of the items are described in the Maintenance section. Daily maintenance Weekl y maintenance Monthly maintenance Clean the outside of the machine. On chain saws without a catalytic conv er ter, chec k the coo[...]

40 – English TECHNICAL D A T A T echnical data Note 1: Noise emissions in the environment measured as sound power (L WA ) in conf or mity with EC directiv e 2000/14/ EC. Note 2: Equivalent sound pressure lev el, according to ISO 22868, is calculated as the time-weighted energy total for different sound pressure le vels under various working condi[...]

English – 41 TECHNICAL D A T A Guide bar and saw chain combinations The follo wing cutting attachments are approved f or the model Husqvarna 395XP . Sa w c hain filing and file gauges Guide bar Saw chain Length, inch Pitch, inch Gauge, mm Max. nose radius T ype Length, drive links (no.) 18 3/8 1,5 11T Husqvarna H42 68 20 3/8 11T 72 24 3/8 11T 8[...]

42 – English TECHNICAL D A T A EC Declaration of Conf ormity (Applies to Eur ope only) Husqvarna AB , SE-561 82 Huskv ar na, Sweden, tel +46-36-146500, declares under sole responsibility that the chain saw Husqvarna 395XP/XPG from 2013’ s ser ial numbers and onwards (the year is clear ly stated in plain te xt on the type plate with subsequent s[...]

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